Dr. Abdul R Conteh

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Principal Research Officer and Centre Director

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Dr Conteh holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Education from Njala University College (University of Sierra Leone), a Master of Science in Agriculture (Soil Chemistry) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Management, both from the University of New England in Australia. Dr Conteh joined the national agricultural research system in 1988 as a Research Assistant in Soil and Plant Analysis at the then Institute of Agricultural Research at Njala before proceeding for postgraduate studies in Australia. Dr Conteh has carried out soil research extensively with the Australian Cotton and Sugarcane production systems in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. More recently, Dr Conteh has lectured at the City University of New York and carried out collaborative research with the Rodale Research Centre in Pennsylvania, USA. Dr Conteh rejoined the national research service as a Principal Research Officer in Soils at SLARI in 2013. Since July 2014, Dr Conteh has been providing research and administrative leadership to the Njala Agricultural research Centre.